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Egyptian security forces in Sinai. AFP

At Least 26 Dead in Attack on Copts in Egypt

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 26, 2017 | Middle East

Masked gunmen dressed in military uniforms attacked a group of Coptic Christians south of the Egyptian capital on Friday, killing 26 people and wounding 26 others as they were driving to a monastery, medical sources and eyewitnesses said. The group was traveling in...

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Public sector employees crowd at a post office to receive their salaries in Sana’a, Yemen January 25, 2017. Picture taken January 25, 2017. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah

Yemeni Insurgents Arrest Coup Leaders Protesting Unpaid Salaries in Sana’a  

by Sa'ed Al-Abyadh | May 26, 2017 | Middle East

Aden, Jeddah- Insurgency militias in Yemen captured a number of coup political figures in Sana’a following protests demanding that public sector employees get hold of their due salaries. Militiamen have attacked demonstration organizers, and have apprehended a...

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Saudi Arabia’s entrepreneurship sector faces challenges. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Saudi Arabia: Entrepreneurship Sector Faces Challenges

by Nayef Al-Rasheed | May 26, 2017 | Business

Riyadh – Ghassan al-Sulaiman, Governor of the General Authority for SMEs, said that the entrepreneurship community is facing challenges, including public procedures, regulations, funding, growth rate and competition over qualifications and abilities. Sulaiman’s...

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Somalia’s newly elected President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed addresses lawmakers after winning the vote at the airport in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu, February 8, 2017. REUTERS/Feisal Omar

Somali President: Defeat of Terrorism Paves Way for Economic Revival

by Ali Helni | May 26, 2017 | Interviews

Mogadishu– Somalia’s President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed said that defeating terrorism would pave the way for reviving the economy. In an interview with Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper on the occasion of the passing of 100 days since he took office, Mohamed said that...

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Ex-Italian FM Franco Frattini. Ahmed Fathi, Asharq Al-Awsat

Ex-Italian FM Says Iran Must Settle Position on Terrorism

by Fatah Al-Rahman Youssef | May 26, 2017 | World

Riyadh- Former Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini has said that Iran has been brought forward to one of two ultimatums, either stand against terrorism or to cement its position as a terror sponsor state in the region.  Iran has to reveal its true stances on...